The value of the net short dollar position fell to $12.80 billion in the week ended June 22, compared with a net short of $18.99 billion the previous week.

In a wider measure of dollar positioning that includes net contracts on the New Zealand dollar, Mexican peso, Brazilian real and Russian rouble, the U.S. dollar posted a net short position of $13.04 billion, compared with a net short of $19.06 billion a week earlier.

Japanese Yen (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen)

Net dollar long by $6.085 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 34,118 22,974

Short 87,980 69,824

Net -53,862 -46,850

EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

Net dollar short by $-13.29 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 207,863 210,816

Short 118,806 92,630

Net 89,057 118,186

POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

Net dollar short by $-1.563 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 51,445 55,203

Short 33,518 23,033

Net 17,927 32,170

SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

Net dollar short by $-1.846 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 20,980 14,875

Short 7,428 5,488

Net 13,552 9,387

CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

Net dollar short by $-3.513 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 69,074 73,071

Short 25,849 28,817

Net 43,225 44,254

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)

Net dollar long by $1.327 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 56,133 40,139

Short 73,708 58,019

Net -17,575 -17,880

MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)

Net dollar long by $-0.703 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 61,955 68,675

Short 90,546 92,605

Net -28,591 -23,930

NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand dollars)

Net dollar short by $-0.231 billion

22 Jun 2021 Prior week

week

Long 19,171 18,466

Short 15,885 15,201

Net 3,286 3,265

(Reporting by Karen Brettell; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

By Karen Brettell